VFA-27 concluded a Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) detachment with the JASDF 204th Fighter Squadron on Feb. 23-25.
U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Spencer Abbot
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VX-23 testing new flight control software for F/A-18E/F
A new flight control software for the F/A-18E/F is being tested by VX-23. MAGIC CARPET, an acronym for Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies, will allow carrier pilots to focus more attention on maintaining a proper line-up by maintaining a commanded glideslope and angle of attack.
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USAF F-15s, F-16s trained against F-5s from VFC-111
F-16s from the 180th Fighter Wing and F-15 Eagles from the 159th Fighter Wing were at Naval Station Key West in January for an air combat training exercise with the U.S. Navy’s VFC-111.
Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Williams
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Lockheed Martin to install SeaRAM on LCS 17
The U.S. Navy’s LCS 17 will get the SeaRAM instead of the usual RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM).
“SeaRAM 1” by US Navy – US Navy. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.
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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) to homeport in Norfolk
The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will homeport in Naval Station Norfolk.
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